2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aron Cruickshank | Rutgers | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 160 | 22.86 | 1 | 1.8 | 40.0 |
| 2 | A.J. Henning | Michigan | SO | WR | 4 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 | 0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
| 3 | Charlie Jones | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 11 | 147 | 13.36 | 0 | 2.8 | 36.8 |
| 4 | Trey Potts | Minnesota | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 65 | 10.83 | 0 | 1.5 | 16.3 |
| 5 | Jahan Dotson | Penn State | SR | WR | 4 | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.3 |
| 6 | TJ Sheffield | Purdue | SO | WR | 3 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 2.7 | 19.7 |
| 7 | Donny Navarro III | Illinois | JR | WR | 5 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 8 | Dean Engram | Wisconsin | SO | CB | 3 | 9 | 54 | 6.00 | 0 | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Tarheeb Still | Maryland | SO | DB | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Garrett Wilson | Ohio State | JR | WR | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 punt returns per game played.